The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2109
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
7:00 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2301
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.33° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.17° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.